Configuring the Card Mode on GigaVUE-TA10

The following card modes are available for the GigaVUE-TA10:

• 48x (default) – Four 40Gb ports (q1..q4) and 48 10Gb ports (x1..x48)
• 56x (use with patch panel or breakout cables) – Two 40Gb ports (q3..q4) and 56 10Gb ports. Port q1 is used as x49..x52 on the patch panel. Port q2 is used as x53..56 on the patch panel.
• 64x (use with patch panel or breakout cables) – 64 10Gb ports (x1..x64). Port q1..q4 are connected at the patch panel as follows:
• q1 – x49..x52
• q2 – x53..x56
• q3 – x57..x60
• q4 – x61..x64

To specify card modes use the following procedure:

  1. Deconfigure the card with the following command:

no card slot 1

Note:  This removes all port and traffic settings for the system.

  1. To set the new card mode for GigaVUE-TA10:

card slot 1 mode <48x | 56x | 64x>

The settings for each available mode are summarized in Table 1: 40Gb Port Settings by Card Mode on GigaVUE-TA10:

Table 1: 40Gb Port Settings by Card Mode on GigaVUE-TA10

Card Mode

Physical 40Gb Interface on GigaVUE-TA10

q1

q2

q3

q4

48x (default)

40Gb (q1)

40Gb (q2)

40Gb (q3)

40Gb (q4)

56x

10Gb (x49..x52)

10Gb (x53..x56)

40Gb (q3)

40Gb (q4)

64x

10Gb (x49..x52)

10Gb (x53..x56)

10Gb (x57..x60)

10Gb (x61..x64)

Notes on GigaVUE-TA10 Card Modes

• The default card mode is 48x.
• When a 40Gb port is used as four 10Gb ports, removing the QSFP+ will affect the connections for all four 10Gb ports. For example, removing the QSFP from q1 results in a loss of signal event for x49..x52.
• The q1..q4 40Gb ports include a single link LED on the GigaVUE-TA10 faceplate. When a physical 40Gb interface is used as four 10Gb ports, the 40Gb port LED indicates the status of the first of the four 10Gb ports on the patch panel (for example x49 in the x49..x52 group, x53 in the x53..x56 group, and so on). The other three ports in the group do not affect the link LED for the 40Gb port on the GigaVUE-TA10 faceplate.

Once the card mode has been configured, refer to Breakout Panels.